Lokmanya Tilak Terminus–Puri Superfast Express

The 22865/22866 Lokmanya Tilak Terminus - Puri Superfast Express is Superfast express train belonging to Indian Railways that runs between Puri and Lokmanya Tilak Terminus in India.

Lokmanya Tilak Terminus - Puri Superfast Express
Overview
Service typeSuperfast
First service6 April 2010
Current operator(s)East Coast Railway
Route
StartPuri
Stops14
EndLokmanya Tilak Terminus
Distance travelled1,851 km (1,150 mi)
Service frequency1 day a week. 22866 – Tuesday, 22865 – Thursday
On-board services
Class(es)AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangementsYes
Sleeping arrangementsYes
Catering facilitiesPantry Car attached
Observation facilitiesNo Rake sharing
Technical
Rolling stockStandard Indian Railway coaches
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed110 km/h (68 mph) maximum
57.03 km/h (35 mph), including halts

It operates as train number 22866 from Puri to Lokmanya Tilak Terminus and as train number 22865 in the reverse direction.

Coaches

The 22865/22866 Lokmanya Tilak Terminus - Puri Superfast Express presently has 1 1st AC, 1 AC 2 tier, 5 AC 3 tier, 9 Sleeper Class, 4 General Unreserved coaches & 2 SLR with 1 Pantry Car.

As with most train services in India, Coach Composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand.

Service

The 22866 Puri - Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Superfast Express covers the distance of 1851 kilometres in 32 hours 05 mins (57.69 km/hr) & in 32 hours 50 mins (56.38 km/hr) as 22865 Lokmanya Tilak Terminus - Puri Superfast Express.

As the average speed of the train is above 55 km/hr, as per Indian Railway rules, its fare includes a Superfast surcharge.

It reverses direction at twice during its run at Sambalpur Junction & Jharsuguda Junction.

Lokmanya Tilak Terminus - Puri Superfast Express - AC 2 tier coach

Traction

Initially, before 6 June 2015, this train was hauled by 3 locomotives during its run. A Visakhapatnam or Bondamunda based WDM 3A would haul the train between Puri & Jharsuguda Junction after which a Bhusawal based WAP 4 or Tatanagar based WAM 4 takes over until Igatpuri handing over to a dual traction WCAM 3 until Lokmanya Tilak Terminus.

With Central Railways progressively completed its DC-AC conversion, it is now hauled by Bhusawal based WAP 4 or Tatanagar based WAM 4 between Jharsuguda Junction and Lokmanya Tilak Terminus.

With the completion of Electrification between Sambalpur railway station to Angul railway station, it is now hauled by a Bhilai electric shed based WAP 7 End to end

Time Table

22866 Puri - Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Superfast Express leaves Puri every Tuesday at 05:30 hrs IST and reaches Lokmanya Tilak Terminus at 13:35 hrs IST the next day.

22865 Lokmanya Tilak Terminus - Puri Superfast Express leaves Lokmanya Tilak Terminus every Thursday at 00:15 hrs IST and reaches Puri at 08:45 hrs IST the next day.

Station Code Station Name

22866 - Puri to Lokmanya Tilak Terminus[1]

Distance
from Source
in km
Day

22865 - Lokmanya Tilak Terminus to Puri[2]

Distance
from Source
in km
Day
Arrival Departure Arrival Departure
PURI Puri Source 05:30 0 1 09:05 Destination 1851 2
KUR Khurda Road 06:25 06:30 44 1 07:45 07:50 1808 2
BBS Bhubaneswar 06:55 07:00 63 1 07:15 07:20 1789 2
CTC Cuttack 07:41 07:46 91 1 06:25 06:30 1761 2
TLHD Talcher Road 09:18 09:19 197 1 04:33 04:35 1655 2
ANGL Angul 09:55 09:57 209 1 04:20 04:22 1643 2
SBP Sambalpur Junction 12:20 12:40 365 1 00:45 01:10 1487 2
JSG Jharsuguda Junction 13:45 14:05 413 1 23:30 23:50 1438 1
RIG Raigarh 14:51 14:53 487 1 22:16 22:18 1365 1
BSP Bilaspur Junction 17:00 17:15 619 1 20:20 20:35 1233 1
R Raipur Junction 18:50 19:00 729 1 18:25 18:35 1122 1
NGP Nagpur Junction 00:05 00:20 1030 2 13:40 14:00 822 1
WR Wardha Junction 01:37 01:40 1109 2 12:05 12:08 743 1
BSL Bhusawal Junction 05:40 05:50 1422 2 06:55 07:05 429 1
MMR Manmad Junction 08:07 08:10 1607 2 04:47 04:50 245 1
LTT Lokmanya Tilak Terminus 13:35 Destination 1851 2 Source 00:15 0 1

References

  1. "Puri Lokmanya Tilak Express-22866". Retrieved 3 September 2012.
  2. Puri-express-22865-ltt-to-puri/459/297/65 "Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Puri Express 22865" Check |url= value (help). Retrieved 18 October 2012.
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